diff --git a/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_buffer_calculations.c b/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_buffer_calculations.c
index e99e2fc7aee2..4f3561b64006 100644
--- a/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_buffer_calculations.c
+++ b/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_buffer_calculations.c
@@ -376,13 +376,15 @@ int msm_vidc_get_decoder_internal_buffer_sizes(struct msm_vidc_inst *inst)
 	struct msm_vidc_dec_buff_size_calculators *dec_calculators;
 	u32 width, height, i, out_min_count, num_vpp_pipes;
 	struct v4l2_format *f;
-	u32 vpp_delay = inst->bse_vpp_delay;
+	u32 vpp_delay;
 
 	if (!inst || !inst->core || !inst->core->platform_data) {
 		d_vpr_e("%s: Instance is null!", __func__);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	vpp_delay = inst->bse_vpp_delay;
+
 	num_vpp_pipes = inst->core->platform_data->num_vpp_pipes;
 	f = &inst->fmts[INPUT_PORT].v4l2_fmt;
 	switch (f->fmt.pix_mp.pixelformat) {
diff --git a/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_debug.h b/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_debug.h
index c7ec5ae0e558..7b523eddb55f 100644
--- a/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_debug.h
+++ b/msm/vidc/msm_vidc_debug.h
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static inline char *get_debug_level_str(int level)
 static inline void tic(struct msm_vidc_inst *i, enum profiling_points p,
 				 char *b)
 {
-	struct timeval __ddl_tv;
+	struct timeval __ddl_tv = { 0 };
 
 	if (!i->debug.pdata[p].name[0])
 		memcpy(i->debug.pdata[p].name, b, 64);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static inline void tic(struct msm_vidc_inst *i, enum profiling_points p,
 
 static inline void toc(struct msm_vidc_inst *i, enum profiling_points p)
 {
-	struct timeval __ddl_tv;
+	struct timeval __ddl_tv = { 0 };
 
 	if ((msm_vidc_debug & VIDC_PERF) &&
 		!i->debug.pdata[p].sampling) {